Mattress cover



Jan. 9, 1951 E. D. CHURCHILL 2,537,652

MATTRESS COVER Filed NOV. 19, 1948 x I J19 6 3 H62 6 I N V EN TOR.

E. D. CHURCH/LL ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 9, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE MATTRESS COVER Emma D. Churchill, Glenwood, Minn.

Application November 19, 1948, Serial No. 61,006

2 Claims.

1 My present invention relates to a means for protecting mattresses ofbeds and cribs, and more particularly to a construction which. will benormally held against wrinkling during use. Among the objects of thisinvention are the provision of a mattress protector of such a nature andconstruction that the mattress-protecting sheet will be held againstwrinkling and will be held in place on the mattress; the provision of anon-wrinkling mattress protector which can be readily removed from amattress for cleaning, when necessary; the provision of a structure ofthe character indicated which can be adjusted as to size to fitmattresses of various widths, without resorting to the substitution ofan additional part; the provision of a structure of the type indicatedin which either the top or bottom part may be detached and removed forthe purpose of cleaning; and such further objects, advantages, andcapabilities as will hereafter appear and as are inherent in theconstruction disclosed herein. My invention further resides in thecombination, construction, and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawing and, while I have shown therein the preferredembodiment of this invention, I desire the same to be understood asillustrative only and not interpreted as limiting my invention.

In the drawings annexed hereto and forming a part hereof,

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of this device, applied to a mattress,the latter being shown in broken lines; and

Fig. 2 shows an end elevation of this construction detached from themattress, but in open position, as if the mattress were inside thereof.

Reference will now be made in greater detail to the annexed drawings fora more complete description of this invention. A rubber or rubber likesheet I is shown a resting on a mattress 2 and as having its endsconnected by a fabric sheet 3 which passes around the sides of themattress and underneath the same, the sheets I and 3 being connected byelastic webbing 4 and slidefastening means 5. It will be understood thatthe strips of webbing have the fabric of one side of the slide-fastenerstitched thereto, the second edges of the elastic webbing being stitchedto the ends of the fabric sheet 3. A pair of tucks 6 are formed in thefabric sheet 3 near the outer ends thereof and are provided for thepurpose of adjusting the length of the fabric sheet 3 in accordance withthe width of the mattress. Therefore, if the mattress is a little toowide to go into this device as manufactured, one or both of the tucks 6may be opened up, and this will make possible its use with a mattress upto as much as approximately four inches wider than that for which thedevice was constructed.

In applying this device to a mattress, the fabric sheet 3 is placedunder the mattress and the sheet I on top thereof. One of the slidefastenings may be engaged before the rubber sheet I is laid on device isa little smaller than the girth of the mattress, there will be no harmsince the elastic webs 4 may be stretched somewhat in order to make theends come together so that the slide fasteners will work.

This device has been tried out by nurses in hospitals and they havefound that the rubber sheet I is always kept tight enough to avoid anywrinkling, and they are enthusiastic about it.

It will of course be understood that the specific description ofstructure set forth herein may be departed from without departing fromthe spirit of this invention as disclosed in this specification and asdefined in the appended claims,

Having now described my invention, I claim;

1. A mattress protector comprising a fabric sheet adapted to be placedcrosswise under a mattress, a strip of elastic webbing fastened alongone edge of each end of said sheet, a moistureproof sheet of rubber-likematerial adapted to extend across the top of the mattress, and a pair ofslide fasteners, each of the type having a pair of detachable parts,detachably connecting said .moisture-proof sheet to the other edges ofsaid elastic webbing strips andforming the ole tension-transmittingmeans between said moistureproof sheet and said elastic webbing strips,the latter and said sheets being so dimensioned, relative to themattress, that said elastic webbing strips act through the slidefasteners to exert a tension against the opposite edges of themoisture-proof sheet that is substantially constant from one end to theother so as to hold the mois ture-proof sheet firmly and smoothly acrossthe top of the mattress, one part of each slide fastener being securedto one edge of said moisture-proof strip and the other parts of theslide fasteners being secured to the edges of said webbing stripsopposite their attachment to said fabric sheet.

2. A mattress protector as defined by claim 1 in which said sheets andsaid elastic webbing strips are so dimensioned, relative to saidmattress, that said slide fasteners are normally placed at the upperedges of the mattress and are thereby substantially equ-ally accessibleeither from above or at the side of the mattress.

EMMA D. CHURCHILL.

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